After adding everyone on WeChat, those socialites finally left contentedly.
I could finally catch my breath.
I made an appointment with Ma Su. After this banquet, I would find time to visit her at home. The evil spirit she had invited must be sent away before she was completely drained!!
Finally, it got quiet around me.
Zhao Zifeng had been waiting for me with a pouty face.
"Xinghe, let's go find something to eat! I don't like any of the food here..."
I looked at the cold dishes and had no appetite either.
I had porridge for dinner with my grandfather. It wasn't as delicious as what Si Jiangchen made. I just casually stuffed my grandfather's leftovers into my stomach.
After all the things that happened in the evening and being bothered by those women, I was already starving. When Zhao Zifeng said this, we hit it off and decided to go to the dessert area to find some cakes to eat.
There were quite a few people in the banquet hall. Zhao Zifeng casually got me a glass of non - alcoholic soda. "Are you hungry? Your hands are shaking a bit!"
"... Yeah, how do you know?"
I was a bit curious. Was my hypoglycemia symptom that obvious?!
Zhao Zifeng said proudly, "In my family, my dad is a doctor and my mom is a nurse. I know all about health - keeping knowledge!"
I suddenly understood. No wonder this little girl was so calm and confident on her first visit to such an occasion. Good family upbringing was her most reassuring foundation!
I smiled. "Do they allow you to date a fortune - teller?"
In the TV dramas I watched in my free time, the richer the girl's family, the stricter her parents were and the more they disliked deviant love.
"They... Hehe, they only care about looks!"
Zhao Zifeng suddenly blushed and squinted her eyes as if she was thinking of something. "As long as I like him, they're willing to accept an old fortune - teller much older than me!"
"... That's so nice!"
I sincerely envied Zhao Zifeng for having such parents. I still didn't know how to tell Du Wenzhong about my current situation...
"Hehe, what about you? Did your boyfriend bring you here? Introduce him to me when you have time!"
Zhao Zifeng had already seen the rows of beautifully decorated dessert stands in front. As she was talking, she pulled me towards the long dining table.
Unexpectedly, a waiter suddenly bumped into us with a tray in his hand. A full tray of drinks was spilled all over Zhao Zifeng's little evening dress.
"Oops! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!!!"
The waiter looked like a teenage boy. Seeing that he had caused trouble, he quickly apologized and took out the pocket square from his uniform to wipe the drinks off Zhao Zifeng's body.
"Forget it!"
Zhao Zifeng's dress was stained with patches of dark red wine. After the waiter clumsily wiped it a few times, it looked even worse!
Even though she had a generous temper, she couldn't help but frown.
"Where is the lounge?"
I looked up at the waiter and said, "Take us there."
The banquet had just started. Zhao Zifeng couldn't appear in front of everyone in this dirty dress.
"I'll take you there right away." The waiter looked nervous and shrank his neck. He didn't dare to look at me or Zhao Zifeng.
However, in my opinion, his fear seemed too deliberate, as if he was deliberately acting.
The waiter led the way in front. We were taken to a VIP private room on the second floor. There were sofas and coffee tables in it, as well as iced black tea and snacks, specially for tired guests to rest.
"Go find Sister Ma Su and ask her to bring a brand - new evening dress."
I said to the waiter calmly, "Don't try to run away. I've put a listening spell on you. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I can find you!"
The waiter was startled and stammered, "I... I just got this young lady's dress wet. I can just compensate for it. Do I need to run away?!"
"Yeah! As long as you know it yourself!"
I looked at him even more coldly. "Then go!"
"Xinghe, don't make things difficult for him. I didn't pay for this dress..."
Zhao Zifeng laughed carelessly. "It was a gift from my best friend."
"Zifeng, you're really innocent and cute!!"
These nice girls had been so well - protected by their families that they had no idea how dangerous the world was. They always thought there weren't so many bad people!
But I was different.
I had been on the run with Du Wenzhong since I was a child. I had been framed and betrayed by strangers countless times. So, I had a natural sense of caution towards sudden events.
This boy who suddenly bumped into us definitely had a problem.
Just as we were talking, there was a commotion outside the lounge. Then came the angry knocking on the door. "Open the door quickly! Miss Zhao Zifeng, I know you're in there."
Zhao Zifeng looked totally confused. She glanced at me. "What's going on? It feels like an enemy has come to take revenge!"
I couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter. This girl really had a good temper. She could still make a joke at this time.
"I'll go open the door. You just sit still."
Since Zhao Zifeng regarded me as a friend, I naturally wouldn't let her be bullied.
I walked to the door. Just as my hand touched the doorknob, there was a "bang". The door was forcibly kicked open from the outside. If I hadn't dodged in time, I might have been hit hard in the face.
Standing outside the door was actually Cheng Rui, who had ganged up with Bai Wei to pick on me before. She was leading a young man in aggressively, followed by several security guards in white shirts.
"Are you Zhao Zifeng?"
The young man squinted at me. Without waiting for Cheng Rui to speak, he asked me, "On your first visit to such a banquet, you dare to steal? You're so shameless!"
"Humph!" I sneered. I casually grabbed a porcelain pot from the sideboard by the door and smashed it towards the man's slicked - back head.
There was a loud "snap". The porcelain pot, along with a full pot of iced black tea, shattered on the man's head.
"Ouch!!"
The porcelain pot was made of fine bone china, which was thin and fragile. It just gave the man a big scare when it hit his head. The tea was spilled on his handmade shirt, which looked very expensive, making him look extremely embarrassed.
Cheng Rui, who was standing beside the young man, was also splashed by the broken porcelain pieces. She screamed in fear and hid behind the man. She shouted at the security guards following her, "What are you standing there for? They're attacking people!"
"You broke into a girl's lounge forcefully. I've already shown mercy by just smashing a porcelain pot at you!"
I looked coldly at the young man covering his head. "First, I'm not Zhao Zifeng; second, no one here has stolen your things; third, framing others as thieves without any evidence is what's truly shameless!"